my laptop does not get locked after pressing power button... what can I do for that?

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my laptop does not get locked after pressing power button... what can I do for that?

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My laptop does not get locked on pressing power button. What should I do?

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Hello ! I'm Aymeric, an independent advisor, and I'm here to help !

At the moment, the power button cannot be used to directly lock Windows. You'll have to use the Windows + L keyboard shortcut to lock Windows.

However, you can set your Windows to ask for your password/PIN when you wake it from standby (I assume you're referring to this ?).

To do so, open your Windows Settings > Accounts > Sign-in options > “If you've been away, when should Windows require you sign in again?” . Select “When PC wakes up from sleep”.

Now, after waking your PC up, you'll have to enter your password.

Please let me know if you have any other question !